Textile material



Oct. Y11, 1933. G, SLM/TER 2,133,237

TEXTILE MATERIAL Original Filed Feb. '7, 1936 IN V EN TOR.

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Patented Oct. 11, 1938 lwr-illv'r` OFFICE .TEXTILE MATERIAL GamesSlayter, Newark, Ohio, assignor'to Owens- Illinois Glass Company, acorporation of Ohio Application February 7, 1936, Serial No./62,'l82PRenewed 6 Claims.

The presentrinvention relates `to a textile material and moreparticularly to glass bers fabricated with other textile fibers.

It is an object of the present invention to pro- 5 vide a textilematerial which has high heat and fire resisting properties and which hascertain components incorporated in the textile material which tend tocarry away and disperse momentary applications of high temperature heatto` 10 prevent scorching and burns.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a textilefabric comprising fibers of different materials combined in such amanner that it has strength for handling, fabricating,

l5 ete. and a high resistance to acids and the like so that its life maybe greatly increased despite subjection to heat or acid conditions.

Another object is to provide a textile material .composed ofconventional organic fibers mixed 20 with and held together byinorganic, heat and acid resisting fibers which will remain unharmed andserve to retain the material intact and unimpaired despite weakening ordestruction of the organic fibers.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a fabric ofcombined fibers having unusual and novel color effects. 4'

Other objects and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent from the follow- 30 ing description taken in conjunction withthe drawing, in which: A

Fig, l is a perspective view, partly in section, of a yarn made inaccordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing a fabric also made in accordance withthe present invention; -and Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic plan view of anembodiment of the present invention showing a fab- 40 ric after having aportion of component fibers removed or destroyed by subjection to heat,acid or the like. A,

By the use of glass fibers in conjunction with other textile fibers,such as cotton, wool, ax, silk 45 or the like, certain effects can beobtained in the resulting material which are not obtainable otherwise.Where the fabrics or textiles comprising an intertwining or intermixtureof glass and organic fibers are used for making gloves, l aprons orother articles which are used in handling acids destructive to theorganic fibers, or for making fabrics where high temperatures may weakenor destroy the organic fibers, the glass fibers will remain unharmed andserve to retain Il the materials intact and unimpaired.

May 4, 1938 Glass fibers are excellently suited to my novel y' textilematerial or fabric for several reasons.

It is possible to form fine, attenuated, glass fibers having anyordinarily desired flneness and length. For example, fibers may be maderanging from as small as' .00006 inch to one o'r more thousandths of aninch and also have a more or less continuous length. When glass is drawnto such extreme fneness it acquires a highly advantageous flexibilityand' extreme strength. Glass fibers of the finer diameters may attain atensile strength of more than 1,000,000 lbs. per square inch and acquiresuiiicil'ent' pliability so that 'they can be bent around extremelysmall radii ofcurvature without fracture.

In addition, glass bers have the property of being resistant to heatsince the material is noninammable and also tends to carry away anddistribute momentary applications of high temperature heat. Adjacent orintertwined textiles which are searchable or inflammable willconsequently be deprived of a large portion of heat and be delayed inreaching a temperature sufficiently high to cause scorching orcombustion.

It is further to be noted that glass fibers may be combined with variouspercentages of other textile fibers in such a manner that the othertextile fibers yfurnish strength for handling, fabricating, etc., andthe glass fibers furnish resistance to acid or heat in the resultingmaterial. For example, if a fabric is made up as shown in Fig. 1, havinginterwoven yarns 5 of glass wool twisted with individual yarns 6 of 'anorganic fiber such as cotton, wool,l silk, etc., the resulting compositeyarn acquires the combined properties of strength for handling, andresistance to acid or heat.

Fig, 2 shows a fabric woven with a conventional basket weave of thismaterial. When this fabric is exposed to a concentrated application ofheat or acid which is destructive to the organic fibers,

the fabric will nevertheless maintain its original form and serve toretain the fabric intact and unimpaired. Fig. 3 illustrates such acondition in which the yarns I0, interwoven with a conventional basketweave, have been subjected to, say, a concentrated application of acidat the central portion Ily so that the organic fibers have been eatenout or weakened at this point. It will be noted that the fabric as awhole is intact and-is held together throughout the portion Il by theremaining acid resistant glass fibers I2.

By the use of fibrous glass in conjunction with other textile fibers,certain novelty effects can be obtained in the composite material whichare not Azo otherwise obtainable.l An example of this condition is afabric comprising a blend of glass bers and certain quantities oforganic fibers. The fabric is dyed with a dye which colors the organicfibers but, in view of the fact that the glass fibers are generally notwetted, does not color the glass bers. It will be noted that the organicbers are more or less opaque and tend to absorb the light rays, whereasthe glass bers are transparent or opalescent, tending to reflect ordisperse the major portion of the impinging light rays. 'I'he result ofthis novel color application is a new, unusual color and light effectnot obtainable by the individual bers alone. r

In fabricating my new material it is preferable to make up yarnslargely, if not Wholly, of glass wool and twistrthese yarns with otheryarns consisting mostly, if not entirely, of organic bers. If it isdesired to fabricate yarns of mixed organic and inorganic fibersdirectly, itis advisable to intertwine fibers of equal length. When bersof equal length are run together and intertwined, it is easier to obtainan even, uniform stock.

Although the present invention has been illustrated and described inconnection with specic embodiments, it is to be understood thatvariations and modifications may be made which are within the scope and'spirit ofthe appended claims.

I claim:

l. In combination, fine attenuated glass bers, and organic fibersintertwisted with said glass fibers to form a textile yarn, said yarnbeing dyed with a dye capable of adhering to and coloring the organicfibers but being incapable of substantially coloring the glass bers,whereby a color effect is produced.

2. As a product of manufacture, a textile material comprisingnon-inflammable heat-resistant glass bers, and strong flexible organicbers intertwisted with said glass bers to form a flexible, pliablelyarn, the said glass bers and said organic bers being all ofapproximately the same average length.

3. As an article of manufacture, an interwoven fabric of yarnscomprising non-inflammable heateresistant glass bers, and strongflexible organic bers intertwisted with said glass bers. the said glassfibers adapted to retain the fabric intact and unencumbered when thesaid organic bers have been weakened or destroyed.

4. As an article of manufacture, an interwoven .fabric of yarnscomprising noninflammable and heat resistant glass bers having diametersless than about .0001 inch, and organic fibers intertwisted with saidglass fibers, said fabric being woven with yarns having glass fibers inboth the warp and theweft, and said fabric being pliable and flexible inal1 directions and adapted to be retained intact when the said organicfibers have been weakened or destroyed.

5. A textile fabric formed of interwoven warp and weft yarns, each ofsaid yarns being formed with a plurality of intertwisted organic bersand glass bers, both the organic and glass bers being present throughoutthe length of the yarns whereby an article made from said textile will'retain its form, integrity and in a large measure its tensile strengthin the event the organic bers are destroyed by heat, chemical reaction,or otherwise.

6. In combination, ne attenuated glass bers, and organic bersintertwisted with said glass fibers to form a textile yarn, a pluralityof said yarns being interwoven to form an interwoven fabric, said fabricbeing dyed with a dye capable of adhering to and coloring the organicbers but being incapable of substantially coloring the glass bers,whereby a `color effect is produced.

GAMES SLAYTER.

